NANO 4315 - Nanoscale Optics and Spectroscopy

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: PHYS 4311  Electricity & Magnetism I
This course introduces the optics, laser, and spectroscopy methods needed to study the nanomaterials to the students. The course aims at introducing the principles of physical optics and light-matter interaction to study the optical properties of materials and optical devices. Fundamentals in optics, light propagation, and laser. Optical imaging and spectroscopy at the nanometer scale. Diffraction-limited techniques, near-field methods, multi-photon imaging and spectroscopy, Raman techniques, Plasmon-enhanced methods, scan-probe techniques, novel sub-diffraction-limit imaging techniques, and energy transfer methods. Explore and discuss applications of the course’s topics in science and technology and explore the principles and applications of nano-optics and nano-photonics.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to,

Explain the geometrical light and propagation
Discuss the principles of diffraction, and interference
Explain Huygens’ and Fermat’s principles
Explain propagation, absorption, and reflection of light
Write Fresnel equations.
Derive Lorentz Oscillator Model
Derive Drude model
Explain Coherence, correlation, and convolution of light
Explain Laser principles and its applications
Identify evanescent waves and their applications
Identify optical characterization techniques
Exemplify the applications of modern nano-photonic devices